Ash-sifter



J. W. DICKINSON.

ASH SIFTEB Patented Jan. 21, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES V. DICKINSON, OF MILWVAUKEE, \VISOONSIN.

ASH-SIFTERp SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,648,dated January 21, 890. Application filed November 4, 1889- Serial No.329,137. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES W. DICKINSON, of Milwaukee, in the county ofMilwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented-new and usefulImprovements in Ash-Sifters; and Ido hereby declare the following to beatull, clear, and exact description of said invention, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters or figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved device, the upper part beingbroken away and shown in vertical section. Fig. 2 is an end View of thesame device, the upper part being broken away and shown in verticalsection, the view being taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

A is an ash-box, preferably supported on feet which are convenientlyformed by turning down the ends of the iron bars Y Y, which cross theunder side of the box diagonally and are secured rigidly to the box. Acase B rests on the top of the box A, forming a cover for it andprojecting beyond the box at one end, at which end a cinder-receptacle Ois suspended from and beneath the end of the case B. The box A, case B,and receptacle 0 are preferably constructed of heavy sheet-iron, and thecase B is provided with a flange D entirely around its lower edge,which, when the case is in position on the box A and the receptacle 0 isattached to it, extends downwardly just within the top of the box A andreceptacle 0. The case B is also preferably provided with short legs EE,formed of pieces of heavy strap-iron secured rigidly at one end to thecase B and having the lower free ends turned inwardly, whereby the legsform guides adapted to enter readily and fit against the sides of thebox A. These legs E E serve to guide the case B into position when being.placed on the box A, to hold it in position when so placed, and also tosupport the case when it is removed from the box and set 011 the ground.The receptacle Cis supported on the caseBbyineans of the catchesF F,form ed on the ends of the bail F, which is pivoted 011 the receptacle0, the catches F F being adapted, when the bail is thrown down, as shownin Fig. 1, to engage pins G G, fixed in the case B. The bail F servesfor a convenient handle for removing and carrying the receptacle 0.

Within the case B an ash-sifter H, having an open top and adownwardly-inclined screenbottom H, is supported movably and so as toreciprocate endwise on parallel horizontal rods I'I, fixed in the caseB. The rear wall K of. the sifter is open at its lower edge, so that theunburned coal and cinders that are too large to pass through the screenH will be discharged from the sifter into the receptacle 0, the ashes inthe meantime fallinginto the box A as the sifter is reciprocated by themeans hereinafter described. An apron L, con structed of sheetmetal,located below the rear end of the sifter, is secured at its ends to thesides of the case B. This apron extends entirely across the case abovethe adjoining edges of the box A and receptacle 0, and is inclined downwardly rearwardly,whereby any dust or cinders falling upon it aredirected into the receptacle 0 and kept from falling into the opening orcrack between the receptacle O and box A. A shaft M, having its hearingsin the side walls of the case B, extends through the case and isprovided medially with a crank N, which crank is con nected with thesifter I-l byrneans of a rod 0, whereby by means of the crank-handlePthe shaft is rotated and the sifter is reciproeate'd on the rods I I. Aswinging door R, hinged to the top of the case B, closes an apertureabove and near the front end of the sifter,

through which the mingled ashes and cinders that are to be sifted areemptied into the sifter. The case B is provided with handles S S for itsconvenient manipulation.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination, with an ash-box A, of a siftencase B, provided witha reciprocating sifter therein, and a receptacle 0, suspended removablyfrom the case B alongside the box A, the sifter-case being located aboveand forming a cover over both the box A and receptacle C, substantiallyas described.

2. The combination, with a sifter-case B, of a sitter provided wi th ascreen-bottom inclined downwardly in the direction of its length, rodsforming ways on which the sifteris supported and is adapted toreciprocate endwise horizontally, and an ash-box andaremovable cinderreceptacle located below the sitter, to which box and receptacle theSifter-case forms a cover, substantially as described.

3. The combination, With an ash-box A and 5 a receptacle 0, locatedalongside the box A, of a Sifter-case B, provided with a reciprocatingsifter, which case forms a cover over the box A and receptacle C, and anapron L, forming a cover and guard over theline of junction of 10 thebox A and receptacle 0, substantially as described.

4. The c0mbination,with an ash-Sifter case 1 B, 0E a cinder-receptacleC, a bail F, hinged on the receptacle 0, catches F F, formed on the endsof the bail F, and pins G G, fixed 15 in the case B, with which thelatches F F are adapted to engage, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES \V. DICKINSON.

Witnesses:

C. T. BENEDICT, ANNA FAUST.

